Player

Larry Doby HOF 1998

Player Info
Full Name
Lawrence Eugene
Born
December 13, 1923
Camden, SC, USA
Died
June 18, 2003
Size
6'1" / 180 lbs
B/T
L / R
Debut
July 5, 1947
Final Game
July 26, 1959
Career
13 years
Teams
Honors
8 x All-Star
1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1946
1950 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
Career Batting
1,674
G
.288
AVG
1,697
H
273
HR
1,093
RBI
.886
OPS
146
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1959 Detroit Tigers 18 55 12 3 1 0 5 .218
1959 Chicago White Sox 21 58 14 1 1 0 1 .241
1958 Cleveland Indians 89 247 70 10 1 13 41 .283
1957 Chicago White Sox 119 416 120 27 2 14 57 .288
1956 Chicago White Sox 140 504 135 22 3 24 89 .268
1955 Cleveland Indians 131 491 143 17 5 26 91 .291
1954 Cleveland Indians 153 577 157 18 4 32 94 .272
1953 Cleveland Indians 149 513 135 18 5 29 92 .263
1952 Cleveland Indians 140 519 143 26 8 32 104 .276
1951 Cleveland Indians 134 447 132 27 5 20 84 .295
1950 Cleveland Indians 142 503 164 25 5 25 110 .326
1949 Cleveland Indians 147 547 153 25 3 24 106 .280
1948 Cleveland Indians 121 439 132 23 9 14 83 .301
1947 Newark Eagles 30 114 40 10 5 8 25 .351
1947 Cleveland Indians 29 32 5 1 0 0 3 .156
1946 Newark Eagles 59 234 85 12 10 7 59 .363
1944 Newark Eagles 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 .200
1943 Newark Eagles 28 103 31 8 3 4 18 .301
1942 Newark Eagles 23 79 25 4 2 1 18 .316
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1959 AL 124 .071 .283 8.1 17.7 69 0.0
1958 AL 276 .207 .303 9.4 17.8 136 13.8
1957 AL 477 .176 .325 11.7 16.6 136 14.6
1956 AL 619 .198 .292 16.5 17.0 134 25.2 ✓
1955 AL 560 .214 .317 10.9 17.9 143 27.4 ✓
1954 AL 675 .211 .272 12.6 13.9 140 33.2 ✓
1953 AL 617 .224 .292 15.6 19.6 142 30.3 ✓
1952 AL 611 .266 .295 14.7 18.2 165 33.4 ✓
1951 AL 551 .217 .324 18.3 14.7 160 20.9 ✓
1950 AL 609 .219 .342 16.1 11.7 159 26.1 ✓
1949 AL 650 .188 .298 14.0 13.8 134 25.2 ✓
1948 AL 500 .189 .339 10.8 15.4 138 14.5 ✓
1947 AL 165 .308 .291 10.9 6.7 183 10.8
1946 NN2 265 .227 — 10.9 — 194 17.7 ✓
1944 NN2 6 .000 — 16.7 — 50 0.0
1943 NN2 127 .252 .273 15.7 0.0 165 20.3 ✓
1942 NN2 88 .139 .312 8.0 1.1 143 4.6
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
OF 1,452 3,644 90 63 27 .983
2B 123 269 350 38 56 .942
SS 10 18 33 10 4 .836
1B 3 21 1 1 4 .957
3B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1959 Chicago White Sox 1B 2 13 1 1 3 .933
1959 Chicago White Sox OF 12 20 1 1 1 .955
1959 Detroit Tigers OF 16 23 1 1 1 .960
1958 Cleveland Indians OF 68 141 5 0 0 1.000
1957 Chicago White Sox OF 110 255 3 4 0 .985
1956 Chicago White Sox OF 137 371 4 5 2 .987
1955 Cleveland Indians OF 129 313 6 2 1 .994
1954 Cleveland Indians OF 153 411 14 2 6 .995
1953 Cleveland Indians OF 146 354 10 6 3 .984
1952 Cleveland Indians OF 136 398 11 6 3 .986
1951 Cleveland Indians OF 132 321 12 8 3 .977
1950 Cleveland Indians OF 140 367 2 5 1 .987
1949 Cleveland Indians OF 147 355 7 9 2 .976
1948 Cleveland Indians OF 114 287 12 14 3 .955
1947 Cleveland Indians 1B 1 8 0 0 1 1.000
1947 Cleveland Indians 2B 4 1 3 0 0 1.000
1947 Newark Eagles 2B 30 71 99 14 14 .924
1947 Cleveland Indians SS 1 2 1 0 0 1.000
1946 Newark Eagles 2B 59 123 160 17 26 .943
1944 Newark Eagles OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1943 Newark Eagles 2B 19 50 68 5 12 .959
1943 Newark Eagles SS 9 16 32 10 4 .828
1942 Newark Eagles 2B 11 24 20 2 4 .957
1942 Newark Eagles 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
1942 Newark Eagles OF 11 26 2 0 1 1.000
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 17 60 14 2 7 .233
1954 World Series Cleveland Indians 4 16 2 0 0 .125
1948 World Series Cleveland Indians 6 22 7 1 2 .318
1946 NWS Newark Eagles 7 22 5 1 5 .227
Managerial record: 37-50 (.425) Full Managerial Record
Year Team League G W L PCT Finish
1978 Chicago White Sox AL 87 37 50 .425 5